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California’s Wine Woes

I want to start this article with full disclosure here: despite the abundance of great wineries in Santa Barbara, I don’t drink a lot of…

Tim Tremblay2024-05-15

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Monetary policies can exacerbate inflation

This article was originally published by the Santa Barbara News Press. Remember when Hostess Cupcakes were two for 5 cents? Remember when gas was 25…

Tim Tremblay2023-07-03

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Cryptocurrency Surprises Financial Industry and Shows Its Potential

When the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, first came to the marketplace in 2009 at $0.0009 per coin, most of us in the financial services world thought of…

Tim Tremblay2023-06-02

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INVESTMENTS: Lessons learned from COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic took the entire world by surprise in 2020. This article was originally published by the Santa Barbara News Press on March 4,…

Tim Tremblay2023-03-08

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Bonds Could Be In For Another Bad Year

The 30-year Treasury was paying 19.1% in 1983 when I got into the financial services industry! The U.S. government guaranteed that return every year for…

Tim Tremblay2023-01-10

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How Inflation Might Affect Your Retirement Plans

Unless you’ve been WAY out of the information loop, you’re likely aware that the nation is facing a substantial period of inflation. In fact, it’s…

Michael Morando2022-08-14

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Bears And Boomers: What Does The Bear Market Mean For Your Investments?

Soon after the Covid-19 pandemic reared its ugly head in 2020, the S&P 500 entered into what’s called a “bear market.” Last week, the S&P…

Tim Tremblay2022-06-19